Deus otiosus

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Deus otiosus ("idle God", "idle God", "neutral God" or "hidden God") is a theological concept that describes the belief in a creator God who, however, withdraws after the creation of the world and no longer into it The development of his creation intervenes.

This concept is a central feature of deism .

literature

  • David A. Leeming: Deus otiosus . In: David A. Leeming, Kathryn Madden, Stanton Marlan (editors): Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion . Springer, 2009. p. 233.
  • Mircea Eliade : Deus Otiosus. In: Mircea Eliade: The religions and the sacred. Elements of the history of religion. Salzburg: Vlg. Otto Müller, 1954, pp. 71–75